Universal Combat CE

I came from playing Battlecruiser Millenium Gold, and I found that most of the changes to Universal Combat seem to be cosmetic with improved graphics and a slightly modified interface, although there may be more substantial improvements internally as well such as support for modern joysticks. Regardless, it plays essentially the same with only a few keystroke command changes, and in my view it is still a fantastic game. Let me start by stating the obvious: this game is not for everyone, not by a long shot. First off, you need to read the extensive manual. There are just no shortcuts here to be had as you have to invest the time to learn the commands and various interfaces, preferably while having the game running in front of you so you can try out what you learn. And even then you will likely frequently refer back to the manual for the more esoteric stuff. It is a complex game with a steep learning curve, but for a reason, which is that you get to control every facet of your ship and...

my puny brain cells cannot comprehend how to play this game

I sort of liked Battlecruiser 3000ad, though I never really learned to play it fully. So I thought I give this a try. Yeah, it´s as bad as they say.

How is this mostly positive....oh 14 reviews....right... Not much has changed sadly. Derek Smart is a legend in gaming but not for positive reasons....

Game does not launch. Game dev is still the same jerk as he was years ago. Ask for help and you get banned from the forums. Took a screenshot of the post I made and the dev's response. Typical asshole Derek Smart fashion. If you think it's bs then several people wouldn't be saying the exact same thing about him over and over in several reviews. Honestly having this game on Steam is too good for Derek Smart and 3000AD. His company needs to go back to the early 2000s and stay there. Don't waste your time or money on this garbage as there are many other games (like X3) that do what this game does only better with better graphics, gameplay mechanics and A LOT less crashing.

It takes a certain kind of person to really love this game, and I seem to be one of them. It is a difficult game to play. The tutorial document is longer than the manual. EVERYTHING is an abbreviation. But dang, this game scratches an itch. If you invest the time, it will reward you. Do you want to invest the time? That's up to you.

As I understand it, this is a science fiction military simulator. It's like Dangerous Waters, Fleet Command, Falcon BMS, 688 Hunter Killer Command: Modern Operations... But it's also the space simulator with the good things from this kind of game: big universe which you can freely explore, kill stuff, capture stations, land on the planets, etc. There are also several campaigns, which are, as far as I can tell, somewhat (...a little bit) similar to X3:TC story arcs in which you receive objectives to progress through it, but how you do it is entirely up to you. X3 devs refer to it as the "Think" aspect of their "Trade Fight Build Think" It's truly amazing, but as with all serious military simulators, expect to spend some time learning it. But considering the size of manuals, this simulator is still significantly easier to learn than most realistic military sims. Consider 600 PDF pages for Dangerous Water or over 1000 for Falcon BMS... Overall, I highly recommend at least check this sim...

First of all I'd like to say that I gave this game a fair benefit of the doubt considering the bad reviews all over the net. I read up on a fair bit and took one of the reviewers advice and got Battleship Millenium Gold FREEWARE to try the game out and see for myself if it's worth spending the money on it. I played that for a bit and the gameplay in the ROAM was ok but pointless and unrewarding while the campaign missions might as well not have you participating, yet you must participate to advance and down time in between missions was not sufficient enough to get some money up to restock, refuel, repair and I ended up basically running out of money just so I can refuel. Now since Universal Combat CE promised bug fixes and more, I still gave it the benefit of the doubt. So I like a fool bought it and played about 5 hours before the game absolutely crapped itself. From starters the HUD was missing elements and the game was just a mask over the previous version with, what I can gath...

Another one of the series. I remember my grandfather gifting me the original BC3000 AD. While the game was awesome and fun, I never really understood it. After all I was just in my early teen. I was quite surprised, when later on more versions appeared and I got Battlecruiser Millenium Gold as well as Universal Combat. It was more or less by accident, when I found this one. Of course it was a must get for me. I have to admit, that the graphic improvements are cool. The manual has been made more clear since BCMG and the tutorial is especially useful. This said, I have a Terran Military ACM career ongoing and I also have a ROAM trader career going on alongside another ROAM Terran Military career. The game is fun and its quite a diversion. Yes, in ROAM there are no missions, but there are plenty of things to do. As trader you can look out for cargo, buy and sell... or you could be a Raider, attacking other pirates, the military, police or whatever for your gain... as a military ROAM com...

Hey Earth. I'm a french fellow passenger on Earth. I'm a "child" of the Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon. My dream it's a travel space, is not possible !!!... But Mr Derek SMART do that !... Congratulations. Universal Combat CE 2.0 is a good son of Battlecruiser Millénium Gold. Good idea for this games séries. Lovely ROAM free explorer! You know what? I am happy! One Billion Thanks Mr SMART, good luck for the future. This game is a CapitalShip Simulator, crew and équipment are a maze management. Two maners to play : - "Tacops", you give orders to move the crew in the space or the planet... - or at the first person to flight with a shuttle, a fighter, or to walk on the ground with a shotgun... Marvelous space to visit solar system, proxima centauri, tau ceti, procyon, eridani system... on about ten parsecs !... It's cool the flight in the space and land on Africa, Mercury, Io, Phobos, Enceladus... to mining or explore like a dreamer. The immersion space is strong, beautiful...